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Pediatric home nursing in Forsyth County

In-home skilled nursing and personal care for medically fragile children across Forsyth County, through Georgia’s Pediatric Program. For families who qualify, Georgia Medicaid covers it in full.

Cummingand the unincorporated communities across Forsyth

Who we serve in Forsyth County

Children under 21 whose day-to-day care needs a nurse or a trained caregiver: a tracheostomy or ventilator, a feeding tube, oxygen, seizure care, or significant help with lifting, positioning and daily activities. There is no fixed list of qualifying diagnoses. Approval turns on how much hands-on care your child needs each day, and Georgia Medicaid decides who is approved, not HeartPath.

Forsyth is where we have spent real time with Babies Can’t Wait service coordinators. If your child is enrolled in Babies Can’t Wait, remember that GAPP runs alongside it, not after it. A child can be in both at once, and starting GAPP before BCW ends at three is how families avoid a gap in care.

Getting there from Forsyth County

Forsyth is north of us up 400, and it is a straightforward run for a nurse coming from the north metro.

Care is scheduled around your family, including nights, weekends and overnights. We match nurses to a child and work to keep the same nurse with the same family, because the nurse who knows your child’s baseline is the one who notices the day it changes.

What it costs a family here

Nothing. For children approved through Georgia Medicaid there is no out-of-pocket cost, no copay and no deductible. If you have been told your income is too high for Medicaid, read how Katie Beckett works before you give up on it. That pathway ignores parents’ income entirely and looks only at the child’s medical needs.

Starting from Cumming

Call 678-459-2590 or check eligibility online. We talk with you, help get the physician documentation moving, and submit the authorization request to Georgia Medicaid. About 30 days from first call to care starting is typical, though Medicaid sets the pace of its own review. Here is the full timeline.

Questions from families in Forsyth County

Our child is in Babies Can’t Wait. Do we have to wait until they age out?

No, and this is the single most useful thing to know in Forsyth. GAPP and Babies Can’t Wait run at the same time. A child can be in both. Babies Can’t Wait ends at three. Starting GAPP around two and a half gives time to begin the process before BCW ends, which reduces the risk of a gap in support.

Do you work with Babies Can’t Wait service coordinators?

Yes. We can screen a family for GAPP, Katie Beckett or neither at no charge and with no obligation to choose HeartPath. We know a coordinator cannot recommend one agency, and we are not asking anyone to.

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